Archive for July 2011
Healthcare and Higher Education
07/18/2011 | 
Author Being frugal often means you find ways to spend below your means (Often times way below). You follow daily deals and clip coupons in order to live within your means. However, there is a limit on how much you can save. At the end of the day you will need income in order to save money. For most people that means finding a decent paying jobs with decent benefits.
While there are a lots of industries that are struggling, health care is getting more and more popular as a career choice. During a time of economic hardship health care seems to be holding up very well. Are you currently out of a job? Perhaps you should consider a Master of Public Health program. On the other hand, if you currently have a job but you are thinking about a career change, be sure to check out University Degrees Online and websites such as WaldenU.edu which provides you a chance for continue higher education.
This post is brought to you by your friends at WaldenU.edu.
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Free $5 Amazon Video on Demand Credit with Twitter Account
Amazon is currently having one of those offers again where if you tweet from your Twitter account you get a free $5 Amazon Video on Demand credit.
- Connect your Amazon.com and Twitter accounts. (If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so).
- Automatically follow @amazonvideo and @amazon_movies. The message “I just got a $5 credit for instant movies and TV shows @amazonvideo. Click http://amzn.to/oXQePf to get yours. #get5″ will be automatically tweeted from your Twitter account.
You can get more information here.
Netflix price increase
I have been a Netflix user for years and even though I do stop and restart the service from time to time I am extremely happy with the level of service they provided. However, as many of you are aware, Netflix is planning on increasing their price by separating out the DVD and streaming. Previously for $9.99 you can get unlimited streaming + 1 dvd out at a time (the price was increased not that long ago from $7.99). Now Netflix wants $15.99 for the same service of unlimited streaming + 1 dvd out at a time. I watch a lot of movies and television shows such that I can accept $9.99 for one month.
As a frugal person I don’t know what to make of this. $16 a month or $200 a year might just be the tipping point in which I decide to go rent movies from Redbox or join Hulu plus. There are a lot of unhappy customers expressing their angers on Facebook and Netflix blogs and I definitely belong in the unhappy camp regarding the latest fee increase. It really is hard to justify when your stock price is at an unbelievable all time high and you are recording massive amount of profits. I guess it is time to start researching on the best ways to get my content..
FREE 7.11 oz Slurpee drink on 7/11
This is a great free for today as the weather is starting to warming up! You can get yourself a FREE 7.11 oz Slurpee Drink on 7/11 from your local 7-11 store (of course). You can get it here.
Here is the official wording from Facebook:
Stop by for a FREE 7.11 oz Slurpee drink, general merriment and a one-man dance party should you choose to start it. “Running Man” and “Raising the Roof” welcome. “Macarena” NOT welcome.
RSVP today and Facebook will remind you to claim your free-ness on 7/11/11. They’ll also tell you who else is celebrating a birthday, but let’s focus on us, okay?
Happy Independence Day!
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Amazon cuts off California affiliates
If you are an Amazon affiliate living in California like I am you must have received an email from Amazon yesterday regarding the termination of the affiliates program:
Unfortunately, Governor Brown has signed into law the bill that we emailed you about earlier today. As a result of this, contracts with all California residents participating in the Amazon Associates Program are terminated effective today, June 29, 2011. Those California residents will no longer receive advertising fees for sales referred to Amazon.com, Endless.com, MYHABIT.COM or SmallParts.com. Please be assured that all qualifying advertising fees earned before today will be processed and paid in full in accordance with the regular payment schedule.
Here is a LA Times article regarding this if you are looking for more details. As for my reaction I am a little disappointed by Governor Brown. While I know the intention behind the law is great, it will only work from a National level instead of a state level. Without a federal law the reaction from companies like Amazon will be canceling of the affiliate programs. From a California resident perspective, I much rather see the governor tackle issues that have a larger impact, e.g. pension reform. At the end of the day, I feel for those people who depends on the affiliate income for their day to day living expense.
